Saina Nehwal was ranked No.8 and her opponent Lin Wang was ranked World No.3. Wang is from china took the first set comfortably 21-12 but after that set onwards Saina took control of the second set and won it 21-18 and the final set was won by Saina comfortably 21-9. Saina clinched title and score was 12-21, 21-18, 21-9. Jakarta audience saw a new champion from India first time.
Presently Saina Nehwal coach is former All England Champion Pullela Gopichand. Saina Nehwal lost to Lin Wang in Singapore Open last week and it was good revenge taken by her in this tournament. After this win, Badminton Association of India announced a cash prize of Rs. 2 Lakh as recognition but this amount is very small compared to what the cricketers of India is given. Anyhow, I salute Gopichand for coaching Saina Nehwal very well.
Finally I am happy for Saina Nehwal because her hard work and dedication paid off for her. She made India proud and hats off to her lifting the spirits of Indians. I hope one day people of India show more interest in sports like Badminton, Boxing, Hockey, Soccer, Tennis and Table Tennis other than cricket. Audience has power to change the fate of any sport and it is sad that Indonesian Open is not covered live by any major channel in India. I had to see some clips in news channel instead of watching the full match.
By Madhu Vamsi...
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